The Kardashians Pay Tribute To Father On What Would Have Been His 72nd Birthday

Robert Kardashian, the patriarch of the internationally famous Kardashian family, would have been 72 years old on February 22nd had he not succumbed to esophageal cancer 13 years ago. To honor his memory and celebrate his life, Robert’s children with Kris Jenner shared emotional messages and throwback pictures on social media yesterday.

The young Kardashians, Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and Rob, took the chance to share their feelings with the world and pay tribute to their beloved father, the famous lawyer who defended O.J. Simpson during his 1995 murder trial.

A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Feb 22, 2016 at 8:57am PST

Kim posted the first ever picture of her newborn son Saint West and shared a touching message with her fans, writing, “Happy Birthday dad! So much has gone on in our lives since you’ve been gone, and I know you have been my guardian angel seeing it all unfold! I love you and miss you so much!”

Kourtney posted two pictures of Robert, one where he’s alone and the other featuring the two of them together when she was a little girl, writing, “Happy birthday to my favorite man in the world who taught me everything. I know you are with me but I wish I could hug you. I love you, Daddy.”

Khloe posted a video of her father talking to her when she was a child and a picture of them together when she was a toddler, writing “To be best man I’ve ever known, happy birthday daddy. I miss you! I miss you! I miss you! Man… I wish we had more pictures together.”